Sukiya-zukuri (数寄屋造り?) is one type of Japanese residential architectural style. Suki means refined, well cultivated taste and delight in elegant pursuits [1] and refers to enjoyment of the exquisitely performed tea ceremony.
The word originally denoted a building in which tea ceremony was done (known as a chashitsu) and was associated with ikebana flower arranging, and other Japanese traditional arts. It has come to indicate a style of designing public facilities and private homes based on tea house aesthetics.[2]